Design of fiducials for accurate registration of CT and MR volume images

Matthew Yang Wang; J. Michael Fitzpatrick; Calvin R. Maurer Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.208682

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12 May 1995 Design of fiducials for accurate registration of CT and MR volume images

Matthew Yang Wang, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, Calvin R. Maurer Jr.

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Proceedings Volume 2434, Medical Imaging 1995: Image Processing; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208682
Event: Medical Imaging 1995, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

There is an increasing demand for accurate registration of CT and MR images for diagnosis and for surgical planning. One useful technique registers images using externally attached fiducial markers. Previous studies have shown that point-based registration accuracy depends on fiducial localization accuracy, that is, the accuracy with which the position of a marker centroid can be estimated. This paper investigates the dependence of localization accuracy on marker size. The investigation is based on computer simulations. Three shapes are evaluated-- a sphere, a cylinder, and a cube, each with similar dimensions. The results indicate that (1) the accuracy depends strongly on the ratio of marker size to voxel size and (2) the dependence is almost identical among the three shapes tested. The simulation results are shown to agree with results from clinical images.

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Matthew Yang Wang, J. Michael Fitzpatrick, and Calvin R. Maurer Jr. "Design of fiducials for accurate registration of CT and MR volume images", Proc. SPIE 2434, Medical Imaging 1995: Image Processing, (12 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208682

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